Plates, small dishes, and the pottery styles behind them. How to choose, use, and care for authentic Japanese tableware — from Mino to Arita — without the mystique. Written from Japan.
Japanese dinnerware is collected, not matched. A practical guide to building a table — what a place setting needs, how to mix without clashing, and the best everyday wares (Hasami, Mino, Arita).
A map of the Japanese table: what each vessel is for — rice bowls, ramen and noodle bowls, donburi, dinnerware and tea ware — the wares worth knowing (Hasami, Mino, Arita), and where to begin.